DMRC Invites Bids for Blue Line’s New Elevated Stabling Yard in Noida

After starting a multi-year transformation program in 2016 to add 3 new 8-coach…

03 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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MahaMetro Invites Bids for 8 Stations on Pune Metro’s Line-2

This tender notice slipped through the cracks! Weeks after re-inviting bids…

03 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Receives 1st Leased Train from Hyderabad Metro

Nagpur Metro yesterday afternoon welcomed its first 3-coach trainset, leased…

03 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro, Nagpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T Completes Building Hyderabad Metro’s Malakpet ROB

On the night of July 25, workers from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) launched…

03 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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DMRC Extends Delhi Metro Pink Line Trial Runs to South Campus

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today extended trial runs (testing)…

02 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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L&T, Reliance & others Lowest Bidders for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2 & 4

There’s big news coming in from Mumbai! Larsen & Toubro, NCC, Reliance…

01 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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Terratec Completes Factory Testing 1st New TBM for Mumbai Metro

Australia-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Terratec has completed…

29 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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CMRS to Inspect Lucknow Metro’s 1st Stretch on July 27-28

The final round of safety inspections on the Lucknow Metro’s 8.48 km Transport…

27 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Kalkaji Mandir Station – July 2017

Here’s a picture-post with recent images of Delhi Metro’s underground Kalkaji Mandir Station on the upcoming 38.23 km Magenta Line. When it opens up…

25 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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CMRL Runs Loco through Chennai Metro’s Blue Line Tunnels

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) today ran a diesel-powered locomotive on Chennai Metro’s 4.5 km Little Mount – AG-DMS section of its 32.10 km…

20 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CMRL to Prepare DPR for Coimbatore’s New Metro System

Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister K Palaniswami yesterday made a short announcement that the state government has appointed Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL)…

20 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Coimbatore Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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HMRTC Invites Bids to Prepare DPR for Metro Line to Gurgaon Rlwy Stn

The Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited, which is responsible for all metro construction activity in the state of Haryana, has published a…

20 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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2 Terratec TBMs Complete Factory Tests for Mumbai Metro’s Line-3

Australia-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Terratec today completed 2-day factory acceptance tests (FAT) for 2 refurbished TBMs at their…

19 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Robbins TBM Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai’s Theagaraya Station

Yesterday, TBM 219-364 – a Robbins Tunnel Boring Machine operated by Afcons Infrastructure made a 2nd ‘hidden’ breakthrough at Chennai Metro’s…

19 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.7 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 68.5 km
• Jaipur: 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai: 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi: 19 June 2017 – 27.9 km
• Lucknow: 6 September 2017 – 22.9 km
• Hyderabad: 29 November 2017 – 67 km
• Noida-Gr. Noida: 25 January 2019 – 29.7 km
• Ahmedabad: 6 March 2019 – 60.7 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 16 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km

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